How do I add Google login?

Ask Lovable to add Google sign-in — it can use Lovable's managed Google OAuth for a quick setup, or your own Google Cloud OAuth credentials if you need custom branding or scopes.

Why does my app keep redirecting to login?

This is almost always a session or route-guard bug: either the auth session isn't persisting, or a protected route checks auth state before it's loaded, so it bounces back to login even when signed in.

Why are verification emails not arriving?

Usually the email lands in spam, the sending rate limit on Lovable Cloud's default mailer has been hit, or you haven't connected a proper email provider yet.

How do I restrict pages to logged-in users?

Wrap the routes in a protected-route component that checks the current auth session and redirects signed-out users to login, and back this up with row-level security on any data those pages fetch.

How do I create admin users?

Add a `user_roles` table with an `admin` role, assign it to the specific user's ID, and check that role server-side (in RLS policies and any admin-only functions) rather than trusting a front-end flag.

How do I create different user roles?

Store roles in a dedicated `user_roles` table (never a column on the user's profile), and use a security-definer function to check roles inside RLS policies and route guards.

How do I build an admin dashboard?

Ask Lovable to build a role-gated route that lists and manages your data (users, orders, content), backed by RLS policies that only let accounts with the `admin` role query the underlying tables.

How do I prevent normal users accessing admin pages?

Guard the admin route with a check against the user's role from your `user_roles` table (not a front-end-only flag), and mirror that same check in RLS policies on any data the admin page loads.

How do I delete a user?

Ask Lovable to add an admin action that deletes both the user's auth account and their related data (profile rows, uploads, etc.), since removing one without the other leaves orphaned records or broken references.

How do I let users edit their profiles?

Add a profile form bound to a `profiles` table row keyed by the user's ID, with an RLS policy that only lets each user update their own row, not anyone else's.

How do I test authentication properly?

Test with real, separate accounts in a private browser window for each role (signed-out, normal user, admin), checking both the UI and that the underlying API/RLS actually blocks what it should — not just what the interface shows.

How do I add password reset?

Q: How do I add login to Lovable?

Ask Lovable to add authentication — it enables Lovable Cloud (if not already on), then generates sign-up/login pages and wires them to email, Google, or other providers.

Q: How do I add user registration?

Ask Lovable to add sign-up with the fields and verification behaviour you want — it builds the form, creates the user in Lovable Cloud's auth system, and can store extra profile details in your database.

Q: Why isn't my login working?

Check the browser console for the actual error first — common causes are unconfirmed email, a redirect URL mismatch, RLS blocking the post-login profile read, or a provider (like Google) misconfigured for the current domain.

Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Short answer

Ask Lovable to add a "forgot password" flow — it uses Lovable Cloud's authentication to email a reset link and lets the user set a new password.

What's involved

Password reset relies on the same authentication system as login/registration. You describe the flow, and Lovable wires up the email-sending, the reset link, and the page where a user sets a new password.

Add a "forgot password" link on the login page. It should email the user a reset link and take them to a page to set a new password.

What Lovable sets up

A "Forgot password?" link or page.
A request to the auth system to send a password-reset email to the given address.
A reset-confirmation page that accepts the token from the email link and lets the user choose a new password.

Things to check afterwards

Confirm the reset email actually arrives (check spam folders during testing) and that the link points to your published domain, not a stale preview URL.
Decide what happens after a successful reset — auto-login, or redirect to the login page.
Make sure the reset link expires and can't be reused indefinitely.

What usually goes wrong

The reset email works on the Preview URL but the link points to the wrong domain after publishing — re-test after you set a custom domain.
No feedback shown if the email field doesn't match an existing account; decide deliberately whether to reveal that (a UX/security trade-off) rather than leaving it undefined.
Password strength or confirmation not enforced on the "set new password" page, so ask for that explicitly if it matters to you.

After I set my custom domain, test the password reset link end-to-end and confirm it points at the live domain, not the preview URL

Related: /questions/how-do-i-add-login-to-lovable, /questions/how-do-i-add-user-registration, /questions/why-isn-t-my-login-working.

Sources

Users and authentication

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